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Table Mountains


Stołowe Mountains (Polish: [stɔˈwɔvɛ]); also known as the Table Mountains (Polish: Góry Stołowe, Czech: Stolové hory, German: Heuscheuergebirge) are a 42-kilometre (26 mi)-long mountain range in Poland and the Czech Republic, part of the Sudetes. The Polish part of the range is protected as the Stołowe Mountains National Park. The highest peak of the range is Szczeliniec Wielki at 919 m (3,015 ft) a.s.l.

The range is formed of sandstone and, as the only one in Poland, presents plated structure with sheer mountain ledges. Among the tourist attractions there are two massifs: Szczeliniec Wielki on which the labyrinth, and Skalniak on which the labyrinth Błędne Skały (Errant Rocks). There are several notable rock formations, among them Kwoka ("Hen"), Wielbłąd ("Camel"), Małpa ("Monkey"), Głowa Konia ("Horse Head"), Fotel Pradziada ("Great Grandfather's Armchair").

Szczeliniec Wielki seen from the Czech Republic

"Fotel Pradziada" on Szczeliniec Wielki

View from western gallery on Szczeliniec Wielki

"Monkey" on Szczeliniec Wielki

"Monkey"

"Camel Rock" on Szczeliniec Wielki

"Horse Head"

"Hell"

Errant Rocks (Polish: Błędne Skały)

Coordinates: 50°28′00″N 16°20′00″E / 50.4667°N 16.3333°E / 50.4667; 16.3333


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